Geometridae Pero ancetaria Hubner's Pero Moth 30 n=34 ••• • • • • 20 High Mt. • • • N • •• • u • • • • 10 • • m • • • • b • • e 0 • • • • • r 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 • • 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 NC counties: 44 • • • Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec • o • 30 • • • f n=111 • = Sighting or Collection Low Mt. High counts of: • • in NC since 2001 F 20 • = Not seen since 2001 l 60 - Ashe - 2000-05-04 • i 10 43 - Pender - 1995-04-04 g Status Rank h 40 - Ashe - 2000-05-02 0 NC US NC Global t 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 D Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec a 30 30 t n=32 n=132 e 20 Pd 20 CP s 10 10 0 0 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Three periods to each month: 1-10 / 11-20 / 21-31 FAMILY: Geometridae SUBFAMILY: Ennominae TRIBE: Azelinini TAXONOMIC_COMMENTS: One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Poole, 1987; Pohl et al., 2016), four of which have been recorded in North Carolina FIELD GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS: Covell (1984; as Pero hubneraria) ONLINE PHOTOS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, ADULTS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, IMMATURE STAGES: ID COMMENTS: The ground color of the forewings is dark, maroon brown; the subterminal area is pale but mottled with darker patches. Brown individuals of Pero honestaria are similar, but lack the mottling in the subterminal area (Poole, 1987). Individuals of Pero morrisonia are also similar, possessing mottled subterminal areas, but show a contrast in the median area of the forewings between the light brown costa and the darker inner area (Poole, 1987). DISTRIBUTION: Please refer to the dot map. FLIGHT COMMENT: Please refer to the flight charts. HABITAT: Associated with forests, woodlands, and wooded swamps (Wagner et al., 2001). North Carolina records come from maritime forests, Longleaf Pine flatwoods and savannas, riverine and non-riverine swamp forests, peatlands, dry sand ridges, mesic hardwood forests, cove forests, and high elevation forests. FOOD: Polyphagous on hardwood trees and shrubs, including alder, birch, and willow (Wagner et al., 2001) OBSERVATION_METHODS: NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM RANKS: G5 S5 STATE PROTECTION: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands. COMMENTS: March 2021 The Moths of North Carolina - Early Draft 1.